Ectopic decidua of the appendix: a case report

Abstract Background Ectopic decidua is the presence of decidual tissue outside the uterus. Ectopic decidua of the appendix is a rare entity that can present with abdominal symptoms mimicking appendicitis. We report a case of a 39-year-old female patient at 27 weeks gestational age with a 2-day histo...

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Main Authors: Manabu Kaneko, Hiroaki Nozawa, Hirofumi Rokutan, Koji Murono, Tetsuo Ushiku, Soichiro Ishihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01204-9